Everts, Regula; Mürner-Lavanchy, Ines; Schroth, Gerhard; Steinlin, Maja (2015). Neural change following different memory training approaches in very preterm born children - A pilot study. Developmental neurorehabilitation, 20(1), pp. 1-11. Informa Healthcare 10.3109/17518423.2015.1027010
Full text not available from this repository.OBJECTIVE
There is mixed evidence regarding neural change following cognitive training. Brain activation increase, decrease, or a combination of both may occur. We investigated training-induced neural change using two different memory training approaches.
METHODS
Very preterm born children (aged 7-12 years) were randomly allocated to a memory strategy training, an intensive working memory practice or a waiting control group. Before and immediately after the trainings and the waiting period, brain activation during a visual working memory task was measured using fMRI and cognitive performance was assessed.
RESULTS
Following both memory trainings, there was a significant decrease of fronto-parietal brain activation and a significant increase of memory performance. In the control group, no neural or performance change occurred after the waiting period.
CONCLUSION
These pilot data point towards a training-related decrease of brain activation, independent of the training approach. Our data highlight the high training-induced plasticity of the child's brain during development.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine (DRNN) > Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Paediatric Medicine |
UniBE Contributor: |
Schroth, Gerhard, Steinlin, Maja |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1751-8431 |
Publisher: |
Informa Healthcare |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Anette van Dorland |
Date Deposited: |
26 Jun 2015 13:41 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:48 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3109/17518423.2015.1027010 |
PubMed ID: |
25905646 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Children born very preterm; memory; neural change; percent signal change; strategy training; working memory |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/69817 |
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